Nancy Crampton-Brophy

“How to Murder Your Husband” author allegedly killed her spouse

PORTLAND, Ore. (CNN) – Police in Oregon arrested a romance novelist for allegedly killing her husband.

Nancy Crampton-Brophy is currently being held in Portland on charges of murder and unlawful use of a weapon.

Police say the 68-year-old shot Daniel Brophy at the Oregon Culinary Institute where he worked.

He died at the scene.

Crampton-Brophy once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband.”

She is expected back in Multnomah County Court on September 17th.

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